An opportunity for Early Career Scientists to hear from speakers from a diverse range of career paths.
Early career scientists have developed a wealth of both generic and specialist skills opening a large number of possible career paths both within and beyond academic research. One of the problems that most PhD students, postdocs and other early career scientists find however is a significant lack of careers advice about the breadth of opportunities open to them.
The postdoc committee at Diamond Light Source has organised this careers symposium on the 1st September with speakers from a diverse range of career paths, who will discuss their careers and give their advice on finding the best opportunities. There will be discussions and panel sessions to discuss different careers areas as well as a career fair over lunch and some relaxed networking opportunities with a glass of wine and dinner in the evening.
| Friday 1st September 2017 | ||
| 09:30 | Coffee & Introduction | |
| 09:45 | Toby Murcott - Science Journalist, Ketoe Communication | |
| 10:15 | Helen Walker – Instrument Scientist, ISIS | |
| 10:45 | Errin Johnson – Head of Electron Microscopy, Dunn School Bioimaging Facility | |
| 11:15 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 | Phil Merchant – Patent Attorney, Boult Wade Tennant | |
| 12:00 | Kate Wittering – Senior Scientist, Johnson Matthey | |
| 12:30 | Margot Cooper – Medical artist, Founder of Limbs and Things | |
| 13:00 | Lunch & Careers Fair Oxford Biomedica | Zeiss | Science Council | IoP STEM Futures | Prospect | Boult Wade Tennant Government Operation Research Service | |
| 14:30 | Discussion Panel 1A: "Is moving to industry a one way process?" | Discussion Panel 1B: "Strategies for acquiring a permanent position" |
| 15:15 | Discussion Panel 2A: "What compromises should you be willing to make?" | Discussion Panel 2B: "Negotiating a better position" |
| 16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:15 | Peter Dowding - Principal Research Scientist, Infineum | |
| 17:00 | Russell Cowburn - Director of Research, Cavendish laboratory | |
| 17:45 | Speed Networking & Drinks | |
| 18:45 | Dinner | |
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